The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident where Marine One went airborne before airport operations could be paused at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The incident wasn’t a close call, and no aircraft were in immediate danger, but the breach of safety procedures raised eyebrows following last year’s fatal mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter.
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